unusel hand plane

[tobytools]

hi
i have newly received these two little planes. I have looked on the web but cant seem to find anything about them. Anyone got any pointers or information. I took a bit of a gamble on them as i couldn't find much. i dont know if they are any good so any information will be great.
They are a number 2 and 2A boston hand plane
Pics are as follows...

 

[G S Haydon]

Interesting variation on the block plane. I'm trying to imagine what the large grip would be useful for?

 

[tobytools]

Interesting variation on the block plane. I'm trying to imagine what the large grip would be useful for?

i know just dont look right, strange little things arnt they have you ever seem the like?

 

[G S Haydon]

The one without the odd handle is a variation on a common theme, hopefully someone knows what the other one is all about.

 

[tobytools]

whats the boston about? is it just a American cheapo. i know i ask alot of question but i just love to know the history and every thing about the tools i won

 

[Jelly]

The rabbit ear shaped one, looks a bit like they're wanting you to grip that bit with your thumb and forefingers, with ring and little fingers extended along one side of the plane body...

 

[AndyT]

I met someone once with a collection of Boston aluminium planes. He didn't know much about the history either but thought that they had probably been pitched at the diy market in the 1940s-50s and were not very good to use. One big problem with them is that old aluminium can develop a nasty pock-marked appearance - yours seem to be heading that way but are not too bad. Do you find that they leave black marks on the wood?

 

[tobytools]

I met someone once with a collection of Boston aluminium planes. He didn't know much about the history either but thought that they had probably been pitched at the diy market in the 1940s-50s and were not very good to use. One big problem with them is that old aluminium can develop a nasty pock-marked appearance - yours seem to be heading that way but are not too bad. Do you find that they leave black marks on the wood?

i havent used them yet, going to clean them up and give them a service. then have a go but i dont think they will be that good but at same time wanted them, only got them yesterday. £3 each. not bad.
should i strip them and repaint, or just get grime off and leave original finish (ugly)
these badboys are just a collection thing reli i have other tools to do the work.

 

[toolsntat]

3 quid :shock:
Not got much chance of me off-loadin mine then :roll: :lol:
for-sale-planes-t69812.html

Andy

 

[TobyC]

Weird stuff! I would clean them up and paint them. Use satin black, high gloss looks awful!

Toby

 

[TobyC]

What's the makers mark on the irons?

Toby

 

[tobytools]

Yours is a but pricy for me
How wired never seen that type before and now seen 2 in a few days. Comical.
I like the selling not extra rust made me giggle.
Where did you get your Boston from and how long U had it?

 

[toolsntat]

Yours is a but pricy for me
How wired never seen that type before and now seen 2 in a few days. Comical.
I like the selling not extra rust made me giggle.
Where did you get your Boston from and how long U had it?

They are not that rare, I have at least another 2 and there must have been 3 or more in the sale at Stanley's the other week :shock:

Andy

 

[tobytools]

Yours is a but pricy for me
How wired never seen that type before and now seen 2 in a few days. Comical.
I like the selling not extra rust made me giggle.
Where did you get your Boston from and how long U had it?

They are not that rare, I have at least another 2 and there must have been 3 or more in the sale at Stanley's the other week :shock:

Andy

thanks andy, their different and i like them, going to get some stripper 2mz and fix up sharped and give a go.

 

[Vann]

Isn't "Boston" the house brand Tilgear use?

Cheers, Vann.

 

[SIAM]

Hi,
This Boston block plane for sale on e-bay packaging would suggest that planes were made in Bridgend, South Wales by the Thomas Machine Co Ltd

hope this helps...

 

[bugbear]

Hi,
This Boston block plane for sale on e-bay packaging would suggest that planes were made in Bridgend, South Wales by the Thomas Machine Co Ltd

hope this helps...

Good info, thank you.

The London Gazette shows "Welsh Industries (Bridgend)" dissolved as a company, Feb 1962.

BugBear